aggregate function problem in MS SQL

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SQL-Server-2005

Suppose I have one table like

tableA
----------------------------
Nam Amount
---------------------------
Admin 200
Smith 300
Admin 400
Smith 100
Admin 200

I want to show this table like
tableA
----------------------------
Nam Amount
---------------------------
Admin 800
Smith 400

NB: all are MSSQL tables

Thanks in advance

Posted 28-Dec-10 23:12pm

Rasadul Alam Rashed

Updated 28-Dec-10 23:21pm

Keith Barrow

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Solution 2

Homework?
Any way, here goes the answer:

SQL

SELECT [Name],SUM(Amount) 
FROM tableA
Group By [Name]

Posted 28-Dec-10 23:17pm

Al-Farooque Shubho

Updated 29-Dec-10 6:59am

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Keith Barrow · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-28T23:16:00

Solution 1

You need to group by name, and select on name and the sum of amount.
This is easily googleable by the way:
http://www.google.com/search?q=group+by+with+sum&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=[^]

Posted 28-Dec-10 23:16pm

Keith Barrow